Au Lion

Alsace


Looking as pretty as can be, this pink-fronted, half-timbered hotel is a cut above most of the other budget places in town. The surprisingly modern rooms (including quads, family rooms and apartments) are spacious and warm hued, some with sloping ceilings and beams lending character. The restaurant speciality is tarte flambée (€8 to €13).


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Alsace attractions

1. Hôtel de Ville

0.13 MILES

Standing proud above the centre of Ribeauvillé, across from 64 Grand’Rue, this town hall is fronted by a Renaissance fountain.

2. Vieille Ville

0.3 MILES

Along the main street that threads through the old town, keep an eye out for the 17th-century Pfifferhüs, which once housed the town’s fife-playing…

3. Pfifferhüs

0.33 MILES

Along the main street that threads through the old town is the 17th-century Pfifferhüs, which once housed the town’s fife-playing minstrels.

4. Cave de Ribeauvillé

0.55 MILES

France’s oldest winegrowers’ cooperative, which brings together 40 vintners, was founded in 1895. The huge, contemporary building contains a viniculture…

5. Jardins des Papillons

1.06 MILES

Stroll among exotic free-flying butterflies at these pretty gardens, situated around 500m east of Hunawihr. A walk among the wildflowers here reveals not…

6. NaturOparC

1.19 MILES

Set amid the vines, this delightful centre is home base for 200 free-flying storks; visit in spring and you're guaranteed to see hatchlings. Cormorants,…

7. Porte Haute

2.06 MILES

Imposing, turreted Porte Haute is Bergheim’s last remaining town gate.

8. Sundial

2.12 MILES

This wall-mounted sundial dates from 1711.